Chapter Two: The Midnight List

Zhou Ye grabbed his collar. Chenzhou did not resist. He held up a phone displaying an old page from the Lu family trust charter: THE RAIN TOKEN SELECTS THE NAMES. FOUR LINES BECOME ONE. THE VICTOR INHERITS THE COVENANT. “My surname is Zhou, not Lu.” “Your father was born Lu Qichuan. He was erased from the family register twenty-three years ago. After his death, the Lu family continued sending money to your grandmother every year. You thought it was workplace compensation?” Zhou Ye's fist loosened. Wanqing finally looked up. “How did you find us?” “The plaster on your shoes. And the broken stage clock visible in the corner of your livestream.” Chenzhou approached the umbrella.